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Wednesday, 9 July 2014

Elisha's G45 Birthday Card

Yesterday was my middle daughter's birthday. She is 215 miles away so I didn't get to see her but I will be travelling up to her this weekend for her hen party.

I recently treated myself to some Graphic 45 papers, and, as Elisha is a big fan of fashion, I thought the Couture papers would be perfect for her birthday card.

I started with an 8"x 8" card blank and covered it with black card. I matted a striped paper and attempted some faux stitching round the edges.

I cut round one of the larger elements on a page and removed certain sections of the image with a craft knife. I then matted it onto red card. I doubled over some velvet ribbon and added a large gem to create a bow effect.

I tucked feathers and pearl sprays behind a metal corner and added a ribbon off-cut and a resin rose. I looped a string of pearls across the bottom section of the card.

I tied a triple bow from seam binding and distressed it before adding some twine and a resin rose. I finished the card with another metal corner and some pearls on the images.

I'm pleased to say that Elisha loved her card and enjoyed her birthday.

I have been having a lot of fun with my new papers and hope to show you more over the coming weeks.

An amazing card Andree. Think I'm cracking up though. I read she is 215 and then I stopped for some reason. I did read it properly after I realised I was being a bit of a dope. Really lovely anyway, I bet she loved it x

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Hello and welcome. My name is Andree and I'm a Mother, Nana, wife, daughter, sister and Auntie. I am an avid crafter and have tried a variety as hobbies, but, I find making cards brings me the most pleasure. I would like to share my joy through this blog.